Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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c r L 26 KALEIDOSCOPE °85 Performers unite for ‘special’ show It wasn't just another show to the members of Jazz Band, Studio Strings, Gold Rush, and Drill Team who participated in “Kaleidoscope '85.”’ “What makes Kaleidoscope a special show,” said musician Lucy Martin, “‘was the fact that everyone in the show is an elite performer. They work with discipline and mutual respect to pull together a great show in record time.” To open, performers casually walked on to the stage as if ina rehearsal, then suddenly turned to the audience singing Cole Porter's ‘‘Another Op’nin,’ Another Show.” “I wanted everyone, for once, to be seen on stage,”’ said Mr. Donald Litherland, or- chestra director, who conceiv- ed the idea for the first number. The show went on to include selections from contemporary to classical to country music. Making its premiere was an $800 arc-shaped light system designed by Mr. Litherland and built by Mr. Ivan Ronk, a science teacher at West Side Middle School. Mr. Litherland commented, “We could not have afforded to do it if we had paid Mr. Ronk what he was worth to us.” Enough tickets were sold to pay for the total expenses of the production, including the new lights. An audience of ap- proximately 1000 came, up 250 from last year, according to Mr. Litherland. New Gold Rush director and announcer for the show, Mr. Michael Wade, was welcomed to his first Kaleidoscope. “When they told me what was planned, | said ‘no way.’ | was amazed at how it all came together ... with only one week of concentrated rehearsals.”’ Gold Rush’s major number was a set of Madrigal pieces in which Tracy Smith literally tumbled onto the stage as a jester. Mrs. Jackie Jo Brewers, a graduate of Memorial, choreographed ‘‘The Pink Pan- ther’ and “Owner of a Lonely Heart” for the Drill Team. Mrs. Roberta Litherland choreo- graphed the remainder of the show. One piece, the violin (or fid- dle) feature ‘‘Wildwood Flower,’’ was repeated from Kaleidoscope ‘84. Freshman members of Drill Team danced a country hoedown while the “fiddlers” played. “There’s No Business Like Show Business,’’ the finale, was received with a standing ovation. “Getting a standing ovation felt great,’ said viola player Roger Carlson. “‘It made all the effort worth it.”’ Some musicians, such as Dean Crane and Kirk Rozycki, played in both the Jazz Band and the orchestra. Gold Rush member Pat Hess sings Neil Diamond’s ‘‘Longfellow’s Serenade.”’ He also sang ‘“‘You and I’ with Tracy Smith.

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Mr. John Stinespring “hitches” z Judy Stickel and Mike Vargo. The ceremony was authentic with ‘‘rings’’ and a marriage “certificate.”’ m Strutting their stuff to the flashy sounds of The Music Machine are = Amy Hayes and David Simonaitis. Brian Simper and Mike Lambright have some fun demonstrating a new dance step to their dates c Robin Helfrich and Penny Pippenger.

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‘ ea Bh ON ty Sse age Os ogee koe “Rhapsody in Blue’’ featured pianist Jennie Zavatsky. Jennie also played in the Jazz Band and was a featured violinist in “‘Wildwood Flower.” Dressed as hillbillies, the or- chestra’s first violin section joins forces with Drill Team freshmen for a country hoedown. Along with the full cast of Kaleidoscope, Drill Team members Renee St. Jean, Shannon Huneryager, and Robin Haynes sing and dance in the opening number. Using costumes worn in former an- nual Madrigal Dinners performed by the choir, Gold Rush sings songs from the Elizabethan period.